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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The Art of Giving Birth

It was
21st of October 2013; I went to my boyfriend’s house to spend my
usual 3 days staycation with him. He said that he was going to have a drinking
session with his college friends na kilala ko rin naman. I was laughing my
heart out on their jokes and everything. I even ate chocolates na pasalubong
daw nila sa ‘kin. I talked to one of his friend. He said that his wife had a C-section
for both of their babies for a reason that I forgot. Lol. He told that me that I
will undergo C-section as well since my tummy was too big for me. I replied “che! Manahimik ka, magno-normal delivery ako”.

After his
friends’ visit, I felt my tummy acting weird. Naninigas and the feeling that
the baby was moving and moving and moving on that evening that he doesn’t
normally do. I was not bothered thinking that I might be just tired. We slept
around 2am and so I woke up late the next morning.

October
22nd at 11am, I went to the sink to brush my teeth when I felt a
gash of water coming out of me. It’s as if I peed ng konti lang. I felt my
boxer shorts a bit wet. I told my boyfriend of the situation and was so
nervous. I don’t want to think that I am about to give birth that day since my expected
delivery date based on ultrasound will be on November 18, 2013. I have texted
my sister and she advised to me to go to hospital’s emergency room to have me
checked. I am really having a second thought. I am waiting for my tummy na
sumakit man lang kahit konti but until 8pm, I have not felt any pain – at all. That
same night, we have decided to go to the hospital. When I was checked, the
doctor said kelangan ko ng iconfine dahil since 11am pa daw pala ako nagle
labor. Damn! I didn’t realize na nagle labor na pala ako. I thought it has to
get painful muna bago mo masabing manganganak ka na!.

I had
a skin test, CBC platelet count and everything. I was then brought to the
delivery room. We were 3 of us waiting to deliver our babies. There was this 2
devices put on my tummy, one is to monitor the baby’s heartbeat and the other
is to determine the contraction. My back aches really bad dahil sa matagal na
akong nakahiga until the doctor said “mommy, wag ka malikot hindi natin ma
track yung contraction mo”. I have decided to sleep with doctor’s permission
din naman. I woke up around 6am on October 23rd and when I had
another IE, the baby was still around 4cm. I slept again, until 9am of the same
date, a gash of water came out again and this time, it was too many. I advised
the doctor and said it was okay. That afternoon, I am having painful
contractions already. I asked the doctor if I can have an epidural since I can
no longer bear it. The pain was gone right after and I fell asleep, again! When
I woke up, it was around 6pm and the pain went back. I guess the epidural was
for 3 hours only. I had my second shot until I was advised that I am for
C-section already since there was no progress. The baby was still at 4cm. it
saddened me big time. For a second, I thought about me not being able to wear swimsuit
or would not be able to on aerobics for exercise at finally ang maging majubis
for long. But then, I said to myself, why think about that when I have this wonderful
blessing inside that needs me to decide not for myself but for us both. I said “pakisabi
na lang po sa mga kasama ko sa labas about it so they will be aware”. I was
brought to operating room and was left there for about 10 minutes. It was too
painful that I have been shouting and almost crying. When the OB-GYNE came,
along with nurses and doctors, I was advised that I’m not having contraction so
my tummy should not ache pero sabi ko “eh masakit nga eh!”. Good thing Dra.
Lopez (my OB’s replacement since she was on leave) was so patient of me.
Sobrang sakit lang talaga kasi!

I was
told by Dra. Lopez that she will put me to sleep soon as the baby comes out. I was
given another shot of anesthesia to relieve the most painful thing I have felt
in my entire life. My body was shaking for a reason I don’t know. I was given
another shot para daw mawala yung panginginig ko. I had one last IE and I saw
the doctor said I was 5cm. I asked the doctor If I can drink water but she said
I can’t. It has been more than 24hours of not being able to eat or drink until
the doctor allowed me. She had wet gauze and asked me na sipsipin yun. Thank
you doc ha! Na touch naman ako sa pinasipsip mong gasa! Hahaha. The next thing I
know was that I can hear noisy people then seems that I shut my eye for 2
seconds and heard the doctor said “mommy eto nap o yung baby mo”. I don’t know
if I smiled or what since I felt so numb. They took a picture of us then I fell
asleep again. More more sleep! A lovely 3050 grams baby boy was born on October
23, 2013 at 6:47pm.

I woke
up as I feel nauseous. I can feel the pain now on my belly due to stitches. Sumuka
ako thrice I think. The guy nurse said “ma’am magsabi po kayo pag nasusuka
kayo, wag po tayo magkalat dito”. Lol. Sorry kuya nurse, you were so slow kaya
when I said so, it took you 3 minutes to go back eh sukang suka na ako! I am
feeling dizzy still when I asked the nurse to take me to the room. They have
done so, I slept till next morning. I was told that my baby acquired an
infection so he has to stay in the nursery for 7 days to complete his
antibiotic and I can’t room him in.

The
night after the operation, my catheter was removed. That was painful pala
grabe. I was told that I have to pee on my own or else, they will put the
catheter back! Hell no!! What I did was I drank more and more and more water
and ding! Got my bladder working on its own! The next thing I have to work on
is to fart and poop to make sure my organs inside were still working. I was
asked to walk more to get the wounds heal faster. On the same day, I visited my
baby in the nursery and it was the most precious thing I have ever seen. Though
I am so sad not to be able to sleep with him for the first time nor hug and
kiss him 24/7, I have to... He has to... All I am asking is for him to stay
healthy and happy.

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A young mom at 23, Happy go-lucky turned hard working person, A frustrated fashion icon, A beach bum who doesn't know how to swim and an ambisyosa in real life. Join me as I conquer the world of parenting and first time mommy battles to my adorable son James with a never ending faith in my relationship with Daryl. Hooray for a new life ahead.